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Real Food Molasses Cookies

It’s hard to believe at this time last year I was baking up a storm, not realizing how drastically my life would change in the months ahead. These Real Food Molasses Cookies are amazing. Gingerbread cookies, as my girls call them, are a hit this season. Switching to a real food way of eating does not mean that you can never have a treat, it may take some research and effort to find something you like, but it is so worth it. Peppermint fudge is also a tasty, healthy treat this time of year.

When I let my dad try these cookies he said “They taste just like the gingerbread cookies my grandma used to make me, they are really good”.

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Many of you have been following our real food journey and know that my husband has lost 40 pounds so far in 2014 and I have lost just over 75 pounds. I often refer to how I eat as Paleo as that is the closest description that matches how I eat because when I say “real food” most people are even more confused.  I also do not eat nightshades. I followed a strict auto-immune protocol for a few months, and then added in nuts and eggs and now on occasion I have rice – wild rice being my first choice. Is Wild Rice Paleo? No, it’s not technically Paleo. It does have a much better nutritional profile than both white and brown rice, and it is high in protein. However, much like brown rice, it does have a higher concentration of anti-nutrients. Wild rice can be soaked which does help make it one of the healthiest starchy options. I think it would be safe to say that people on “real food” or “primal” diets rather than strict Paleo consider wild rice an okay/sometimes starch. If you are considering the Paleo diet, I would suggest doing it without rice first, and then slowly adding it back in and see how your body reacts.

Since it is the time of year that I like to bake, I decided to try my hand at a healthy real food molasses cookie. They passed the family taste test. Pair them with milk for the kids or coffee for the adults and you have a delicious healthy treat.

These gingerbread molasses cookies are soft and chewy and pair wonderfully with a hot cup of coffee. 

Ingredients:

  • 2 cups dates (pitted), soaked in hot water for 5 minutes, then drained
  • ½ cup tapioca starch
  • ½ cup coconut flour
  • ½ cup wild rice flour (I use Naosap Harvest)
  • ¼ cup molasses
  • 2 tsp maple syrup
  • 2 tbsp coconut oil or lard
  • 1 drop ginger doTERRA essential oil
  • 1 drop cinnamon doTERRA essential oil
  • ½ drop clove doTERRA essential oil (I drop one drop into a spoon and then drip it off the spoon to get less)
  • ⅛ tsp Himalayan pink salt
  • ⅛ cup coconut sugar (optional)

You can purchase doTERRA essential oils here.

Instructions:

  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
  2. Place all ingredients into a blender (I use a vitamix).
  3. Pulse ingredients a few times, just until mixed. You do not want to over mix. There should still be pieces of the dates visible in the mixture.
  4. Put mixture into a bowl and use your hands to finish mixing up the ingredients to make sure there is no dry flour visible.
  5. Use a heaping tablespoon of mixture to make each cookie. Roll into a ball and then dip in the coconut sugar if desired.
  6. Place each cookie on a cookie sheet that has been lined with parchment paper. Use a fork to press down each cookie slightly.
  7. Bake at 325 for 22 minutes.
  8. Take out and let cool for 10-15 minutes before removing from pan.

Makes 18- 20 cookies. Cookies can be kept in an airtight container for 7-10 days.

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kathy downey

Tuesday 22nd of December 2015

I love molasses cookiesbun,loafs and cakes and i am sure these too

SueSueper

Wednesday 9th of December 2015

I have not had Molasses Cookies in years. I need to make some, my husband loves them.

kathy downey

Thursday 11th of June 2015

Molasses is a stable in my home

Rick F

Saturday 28th of February 2015

Those look really good.

josephine evans

Tuesday 13th of January 2015

I have been looking for a good recipe to try! Can't wait to make these!